The imminent withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from ECOWAS marks a historic shift in West African economics, forcing ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have broken off diplomatic ties after an escalation in fighting in eastern Congo near the border with its neighbour.

The M23 militia, funded and directed by Rwanda, said it had seized the city of Goma, terrifying its people, many of whom ...

Opinion - I'd promised myself that I wouldn't watch Donald Trump's inauguration, but I failed miserably. On Monday, overcome with morbid curiosity and armed with a hot cup of tea, I watched the ...

I’d promised myself that I wouldn’t watch Donald Trump’s inauguration, but I failed miserably. On Monday, overcome with morbid curiosity and armed with a hot cup of tea, I watched the ceremony as if ...

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Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A girl holds a portrait of U.S. President Jimmy Carter in a market in Lagos, Nigeria, March 31, 1978, the ...

Flipping through a family album, Keachia Bowers paused on a photo of her as a baby on her father’s lap as he held the 1978 album “Africa Stand Alone” by the Jamaican reggae band Culture.

But she stopped short of saying BRICS (consisting of Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates) can fill the void.

This move follows broader trends across West Africa, with nations like Senegal and Chad also reevaluating their defence partnerships and asserting greater sovereignty. In a televised year-end ...

The organisers of the Mapinduzi Cup 2025 have announced significant changes to the tournament format following the withdrawal of the Burundi national team ... a platform for top football clubs from ...

The troops are expected to leave Ivory Coast this month as France, a former colonial power in West Africa, fast loses influence there. By Ruth Maclean Reporting from Dakar, Senegal Ivory Coast has ...